A collection of the best gunsmithing articles from twenty years of Rifle magazine. This soft cover second edition has been expanded to 547 pages, filled with articles on modern and antique gunsmithing projects, suggestions for finishing wood and metal, improving accuracy, decorating stocks, selecting and improving tools for the serious gunsmithing shop.

Includes a number of excellent articles by the late John Bivins Jr. on muzzleloading building techniques. Muzzle loading kit assembly ideas, restoring antiques, and scratch building a Billinghurst underhammer action are topics of interest.